K. Porter on Keith Thurman Delay: It's a Positive For Us

By Ryan Burton

BoxingScene.com caught up with Kenny Porter on March 11th, the day before his son Shawn (26-1-1, 16KOs) would face Lanardo Tyner in an exhibition match.

The younger Porter was supposed to face Keith Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) in a highly anticipated fight instead of the exhibition bout on this day but the fight was delayed when Thurman was involved in an automobile accident.

The fight was rescheduled to June 25th a few hours before this interview. Kenny said that the additional three and a half months of preparation time will be an advantage for them.

"Absolutely it is a positive," sad Porter. "You give me more time in any situation - you give me a Rubix cube with three minutes to do it or with 12 rounds to do it - I am going to figure it out.  We are ready."

The elder Porter said that the exhibition match will mark the end of their first training camp and allow for his son to rest before starting a new camp. 

"He will get a chance to take a break and rejuvenate the batteries and then get back to work and then take another little break because there is enough time for that. This is going to work out great," Porter told BoxingScene.com.

Thurman-Porter takes place June 25th at a venue to be determined and will be broadcast by CBS.

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